: Thu May 07, 2009 6:21 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

Indeed. Well said.

Sometimes you despair on here.

So we can't comment on the players form now can we even though they have been disapointing. No wonder people don't post on here if you don't bull up the club at every opportunity you get slagged to piece's.

: Thu May 07, 2009 6:41 pm  

redeverready wrote:

So we can't comment on the players form now can we even though they have been disapointing. No wonder people don't post on here if you don't bull up the club at every opportunity you get slagged to piece's.

I'd hardly say anything on this thread remotely resembles anyone getting "...slagged to pieces"? But my own comment was prompted by seeing yet another thread on here singling out a player, when - as people have pointed out - that may not be entirely fair. Your own comment above re three centres tended to support that, even?

Just seems to me that now Platt seems to have dropped off the radar for now, we have to find a new target. Maybe it was slight over-reaction, but you must surely agree that when the team has done well we see far less comment on here than when they have not? I was just trying to put myself in the player's position, and wondering what the player would think - especially when we all surely realise that confidence has been in short supply and is hopefully (but only) now starting to return. At least he put himself in a position to score - and to make a mistake - last Saturday.

: Thu May 07, 2009 6:47 pm  

For me Sherriffe started poorly but has improved every match I have see him in and I think he is now well worth his spot.

In fact this season I think all the signings are showing lots of potential. A few had disappointing starts but that is true of the team as a whole. Overall I am feeling pretty optimistic at the moment.

: Thu May 07, 2009 6:53 pm  

benjcake wrote:

For me Sherriffe started poorly but has improved every match.

That wouldn't be hard

He needs to put some time in on his catching skills, that or they should spray his hands with sticky stuff throughout the game

: Thu May 07, 2009 6:53 pm  

benjcake wrote:

For me Sherriffe started poorly but has improved every match I have see him in and I think he is now well worth his spot.

In fact this season I think all the signings are showing lots of potential. A few had disappointing starts but that is true of the team as a whole. Overall I am feeling pretty optimistic at the moment.

Great post and exactly my thoughts as well.

: Thu May 07, 2009 6:58 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

I'd hardly say anything on this thread remotely resembles anyone getting "...slagged to pieces"? But my own comment was prompted by seeing yet another thread on here singling out a player, when - as people have pointed out - that may not be entirely fair. Your own comment above re three centres tended to support that, even?

Just seems to me that now Platt seems to have dropped off the radar for now, we have to find a new target. Maybe it was slight over-reaction, but you must surely agree that when the team has done well we see far less comment on here than when they have not? I was just trying to put myself in the player's position, and wondering what the player would think - especially when we all surely realise that confidence has been in short supply and is hopefully (but only) now starting to return. At least he put himself in a position to score - and to make a mistake - last Saturday.

Players love to get the adulation when they do well. So when they don't perform well they should be able to take some stick.

: Thu May 07, 2009 7:09 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Players love to get the adulation when they do well. So when they don't perform well they should be able to take some stick.

To some extent I agree with you but that can go to extremes where some players get scapegoated and people only notice their errors and they get no credit for the good stuff they do.

If we only focus on the bad then any player could get slated.

: Thu May 07, 2009 8:50 pm  

redeverready wrote:

So we can't comment on the players form now can we even though they have been disapointing. No wonder people don't post on here if you don't bull up the club at every opportunity you get slagged to piece's.

So to summarise, everyone should be free to criticise whoever they want without fear of someone criticising them. Hmm...

: Thu May 07, 2009 8:51 pm  

BTW Rikki cost us a try on Saturday but then so did Menzies. Both helped make one too.

: Thu May 07, 2009 9:16 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

And if we were naming names, I would rate Scruton as a bigger disappointment so far.

Disagree. For someone at a new club following a significant operation in the close season and a curtailed preseason I think he is coming on very well.

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I am confident that he will steadily improve and I think he slowly is starting to find his feet at the Bulls.

He is steadily improving - as is most of the team